An Ethiopian court Tuesday sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison for allegedly supporting terrorism while officials in China handed down a nine-year prison sentence for a dissident online journalist, news reports said. Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye were convicted in Ethiopia last week after being arrested in July in the Ogaden, a […]

International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener and nine other Turkish journalists accused in the Oda TV case of aiding a coup plot remained in custody yesterday as their trial moved forward. Lawyers for the defendants said they expected no ruling on requests for their clients’ release during trial until at least […]

To describe 2011 as a turbulent year for Syria would be an understatement. As other regimes in the Arab world have fallen, President Bashar al-Assad has ruthlessly clung to power. At every step, media attempts to shed light on developments have been thwarted. The government has cracked down on local journalists and denied access to […]

International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener, a Turkish investigative journalist and writer and winner of the Freedom of Expression Award, last week sent holiday greetings to colleagues and supporters from the Silivri prison. Şener, who was named an IPI World Press Freedom Hero in 2010 for his work, including his book […]